Random musings about Verve Stamps, mixed-media and the artistry found in everyday life.

Espresso Thanks VLV

Friday, July 1, 2016

Hi friends! Welcome to July! I'm hosting the first July sketch over on the Viva la Verve sketches blog today. The challenge runs the whole month long, so I hope you'll play along.

I started with a crumb cake background and stenciled the coffee stains with vintage photo ink. Next I inked up the edges of my designer paper and layered them together, wrapping a bit of hemp twine around it. The espresso cup and the sentiment are printed out using the Three Cheers Digital Set(if you haven't had a chance to grab it yet, I've extended the deadline to download until July 4.)

I colored the cup with Copic markers, then cut out by hand. The sentiment is the perfect size for the larger die in the Stitched Pennants Die Set. A few distressed edges and a crumb cake card base finish things off.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a fantastic start to the month!

Welcome

I'm Julee Tilman, owner and Illustrator for Verve Stamps and founder of the Mojo Monday sketch challenge. I'm also Mama to six year old identical twin boys. To read a little bit more about me click here.

Total Pageviews

This blog is for personal inspiration only and all projects are my original designs unless otherwise stated. I own Verve Stamps and have also received products and materials to work with from several generous companies over the years. While I have received free products from these companies, I maintain the freedom as an independent designer to say what I truly think of their products. I will never recommend something that I don’t personally use and enjoy. Some posts contain affiliate links to Amazon.com. If you buy products from Amazon by clicking my links, I get a small commission. This does not affect the price of the items your purchase.